Pick of the Week
This Satirical Thriller
Coralie Fargeat's bold commentary addresses the tyranny of women's appearance along with the dreaded aspects of ageing. Demi Moore delivers a masterful performance as Elisabeth, an aging film star forced into hosting a fitness program on the small screen. Edged out due to her deceitful superior Harvey, she turns to an enigmatic and horrifying process known as this experimental method. This generates a youthful duplicate named Sue, culminating in a progressively parasitic dynamic between the two. October 17th, the streaming service Paramount+
The Woman in Cabin 10
This Agatha Christie-esque thriller includes Keira Knightley playing Laura, an ace reporter who decides to take a break from covering global conflict to board a luxury cruise with a gravely sick Scandinavian billionaire and charitable figure, her partner, plus additional extremely wealthy individuals. But after a mysterious woman goes overboard overnight and all passengers insists she wasn't real, Laura's investigative instincts take over. Out now, on Netflix
This Supernatural Story
Steven Soderbergh challenges his film-making abilities with this clever paranormal narrative filmed completely from the viewpoint of a ghost. As a family featuring mother Rebekah and troubled teenage daughter Chloe settles into their fresh home, the camera – as the unseen entity – tracks their movements. The daughter appears conscious of the supernatural presence, and it seems defensive toward her. However, the motive remains? The premise is enjoyable that doesn't outstay its welcome, with a twist that may be unexpected. October 11th, 4.35pm, 10.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Cage wholeheartedly adopts his cult stardom via this meta comedy caper. He plays a self-obsessed celebrity playing himself who agrees to a million-dollar gig to appear at a birthday party in Mallorca for the rich Javi Gutierrez. Hired by the CIA to investigate the suspected cartel boss, his “nouveau shamanic acting ability” comes in handy. October 11th, 9pm, the Channel 4 network
The Black Phone Horror
Derrickson's contained scarefest stands strong without requiring a follow-up. Set in the late 70s in Denver, a series of kidnappings has left the children frightened. When Finney gets captured by the villain and locked up in a basement, he anticipates a fatal end. But the disconnected phone mounted nearby repeatedly calls, with spooky callers giving advice, while the intuitive nightmares of Gwen, his sister may be his salvation. A solid creepfest. Saturday 11 October, nighttime, the Film4 channel
The Tammy Faye Biopic
In the conflict between God and Mammon, the victory is clear for Mammon in Showalter's delightfully tacky film adaptation regarding the shamed televangelist and her felon spouse. Andrew Garfield portrays the venal Jim, who states initially, “God does not want us to be poor,”. Both individuals begin capitalizing on the people's Christian beliefs. It's a riot of bad interior design, overdone appearance and insincerity, yet Jessica Chastain achieves to present the character with compassion. Next Tuesday, early morning, on Film4
Black Bag
This period's additional entry from the filmmaker is a spy mystery as sharp as the polo necks used by Michael Fassbender's British agent. He receives a mission with uncovering a double agent within their ranks from five suspects – including is his spouse. The two stars are experts of calm composure, leading to a delightful mind game of truth or lie takes place. Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris and Marisa Abela take part the clever spy entertainment. This Friday, multiple time slots, the Sky channel
